Wade H. McCree | |
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| 36th Solicitor General of the United States | |
| In office March 28, 1977 – January 20, 1981 | |
| Appointed by | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Robert Bork |
| Succeeded by | Rex E. Lee |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | |
| In office September 7, 1966 – March 28, 1977 | |
| Appointed by | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | Seat established by 80 Stat. 75 |
| Succeeded by | Damon Keith |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan | |
| In office September 29, 1961 – September 13, 1966 | |
| Appointed by | John F. Kennedy |
| Preceded by | Seat established by 75 Stat. 80 |
| Succeeded by | Lawrence Gubow |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Wade Hampton McCree Jr. July 3, 1920 Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | August 30, 1987 (aged 67) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Fisk University (AB) Harvard University (LLB) |
Wade Hampton McCree Jr. (July 3, 1920 – August 30, 1987) was an American legal scholar and judge. He was the first African American appointed as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and the second African-American United States Solicitor General in the history of the United States. He joined the faculty of the University of Michigan Law School after leaving government service in 1981, and taught there until the time of his death.